CityVarsity School of Media and Creative Arts is a private higher education institution in

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...

with campuses in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

and

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. It falls under

Educor Educor is a supplier of private tertiary education in South Africa. Educor is an abbreviation for the Education Investment Corporation Limited. Educor owns various brands, including Damelin, CityVarsity, ICESA, Durban Central Technical College, In ...

and offers full-time, short, and online degrees, diplomas, and certificates in the creative arts and media.

History

Seeking to provide quality creative arts and media career training and education, Educor founded CityVarsity in

in 1996. It was officially registered as Private Higher Education Institution with the

Department of Higher Education and Training The Department of Higher Education and Training is one of the departments of the South African government. It oversees universities and other post-secondary education in South Africa. It was created in 2009 after the election of President Jacob ...

in 1997 and accredited by the Council on Higher Education. The second campus in

opened in 2007. The Cape Town campus moved from Park & Kloof Street to Roeland Street in 2014. CityVarsity has seen and increase in international students over the duration of its existence.

Courses and student life

CityVarsity has been honing South Africa’s creative talent since 1996, offering a wide variety of courses including Animation, Journalism, Professional Acting and many more. Students often take on work experience during their studies. Bachelor of Arts: * Film and Television * Professional Acting for Camera * Sound and Music Technology Diploma: * Animation * Film and Television Production Techniques * Multimedia Design and Production * Professional Acting for Camera * Professional Photography * Sound Engineering Certificate: * Acting for Camera * Art Direction * Digital Media Arts * Motion Picture Make-up * New Media Development Short programmes: * Acting for Camera 1 * Basic Photography * Camerawork and Lighting * Creative Writing * Digital Video Editing * Directing * Graphic Design and Digital Media * Introduction to DSLR Filming * Music Production * Scriptwriting * Short Video Production * Sound Design and Post Production * TV Presenting * Vocal Training for Radio

Notable people

Gérard Rudolf Gérard Rudolf (born 20 April 1966) is a South African actor and poet. He began his career in 1992 with the series ''Arende II''. Biography Rudolf was born in Pretoria, South Africa. After completing high school in 1983 he did two years of com ...

, head of drama 1998–2002

Alumni

Garth Breytenbach Garth Breytenbach (born 14 June 1979), is a South African actor. He is best known for the roles in the films '' Five Fingers for Marseilles'', ''Beyond the River'' and ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''. Personal life He was born in Cape Town, S ...

Clint Brink Clint Brink (born 29 September 1980) is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the films ''King Dog'', ''Ellen: Die storie van Ellen Pakkies'' and ''Lockdown Heights'' as well as the soap opera ''Binnelanders''. Early Brink wa ...

* Joe Daly *

Oshosheni Hiveluah Oshosheni Hiveluah (22 October 1981 – 10 October 2019) was a Namibian writer, producer, and director. She is best known for the films ''Tjitji the Himba Girl'' and ''100 Bucks.'' Early life and education Oshosheni was born in Luanda, Angola o ...

Mapaseka Koetle-Nyokong Mapaseka Nyokong (nee Koetle) (born 23 March 1989) is a South African actress, business woman and blogger. She is known for her role as Dintle Nyathi in South African soap drama television series '' Scandal!'' She appeared on the 2018 ''Forbes Af ...

Elvira Lind Elvira Lind (born October 28, 1981) is a Danish film director based in New York City. Career In 2014, Lind's first documentary feature ''Songs for Alexis'' premiered at Hot Docs in Toronto and won many international film festivals across th ...

Mamarumo Marokane Mamarumo Marokane (born c. 1997) is a South African actor and presenter. She known for her appearances in ''Shadow'' and MTV Shuga. Early life Marokane was born in about 1997 tafelkop Limpopo province. She studied at CityVarsity School of Medi ...

* Michael Matthews *

Bongo Mbutuma Bongo Mbutuma is a South African actor. He is best known for his roles in the popular serials ''District 9'', ''Troy: Fall of a City'' and ''Mary and Martha''. Personal life Mbutuma was born and raised in Cape Town. In 1999, he graduated from S ...

Tariro Mnangagwa Tariro Mnangagwa (born 1986) is a Zimbabwean actress and conservationist. She is known for her role in the 2020 film ''Gonarezhou''. She is the youngest daughter of current Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa and his first wife Jayne Matarise ...

Clarence Peters Clarence Abiodun Peters (born 27 July 1978) is a Nigerian music video director, filmmaker and cinematographer. He is the founder and CEO of Capital Dream Pictures, a production company that specialises in the realms of the performing arts, fil ...

Meganne Young Meganne Young (born 22 March 1990) is a South African actress and director. She is best known for her roles in ''The Kissing Booth'' franchise and the Starz series '' Black Sails''. Early life Young was born in Cape Town to a South African fa ...

* Marlin Van Noie

References

External links

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